Phoren Maal of the Week

A vendor arranges bangles at his shop in Lahore on November 30, 2012. The International Monetary Fund urged Pakistan to reduce its large budget deficit to bolster the struggling economy's resiliency.

Buddhist monks stick pictures of monks who were injured in a police crackdown on protesters to a Chinese-backed copper mine the day before in Monywa on a placard ahead of a protest in Mandalay, northern Myanmar on November 30, 2012. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on November 30 met police behind a crackdown on a Chinese mine protest and heard villagers' grievances in a bid to mediate an end to the dispute.

An abstract light installation replaces the traditional Christmas tree at the Grand Place in Brussels, Saturday Dec. 1, 2012. Traditionally, a 20m (65ft) pine tree from the forests of the Ardennes decorates the city's central square, the Grand Place. This year, it has been replaced with a 25m (82ft) construction.

A police officer uses a shield to protect himself from milk being projected by dairy farmers, during a protest by dairy farmers against European Union agricultural policies, in Brussels, on November 26, 2012. Farmers demonstrated at the European Parliament in Brussels today with tractors and fake cows calling on political leaders to act on falling milk prices caused by overproduction in Europe.

A plume of smoke rises from the volcanic activity in Kilauea crater in Volcanoes National Park in Volcano, Hawaii on November 27, 2012. A volcano on Hawaii's largest island is spilling lava into the ocean, creating a rare and spectacular fusion of steam and waves that officials said on Tuesday could attract thrill seeking visitors if it continues.

A Pakistani man returns home after selling camel milk on a street on the outskirts of Islamabad on December 1, 2012. Pakistan's growth remains too weak, underlying inflation is high and the trade balance is heading in the wrong direction, the IMF said in a statement.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth signs the visitors book during a visit to Thames Hospicecare in Windsor, southern England November 28, 2012. The Queen visited the Hospice to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of dedicated Hospice care to the communities of East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire.

Palestinian relatives of Mahmoud Gargoon mourn during his funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 1, 2012. Gargoon, one of six Palestinians shot and wounded by Israeli troops on Friday while protesting at the Gaza Strip boundary fence, died on Saturday, hospital officials said.

Candles are pictured as the vial with blood from late Pope John Paul II is exhibited to the faithful on December 01, 2012 in Renne's Saint-Sauveur Basilica. The reliquary containing the blood from late Pope John Paul II arrived in Rennes, werstern France, on November 30, 2012, prior to be exhibited to the faithful for the first time in France, in the three Breton places of Rennes, Dol-de-Bretagne and Redon until January 4, 2013.

In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 photo, a Syrian girl chants slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria. After months of fighting, thousands of residents have returned to the city as they attempt to return to their daily lives while heavy fighting is still taking place along the front lines in the city. Public demonstrations have unfolded after several weeks of silence as residents demand an end to the violence in Aleppo.

Syrian refugees wait for Bahrain's Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Al Zaatri refugee camp, in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria November 25, 2012.

A Hamas boy scout takes part in an anti-Israel march in the northern Gaza Strip December 1, 2012. Eight days of Israeli air strikes on Gaza and cross-border Palestinian rocket attacks ended in an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement that called on Israel to ease restrictions on the territory.

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) speak to dignitaries as they arrive visit Peterborough City Hospital in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, north of London, on November 28, 2012. Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine visited the university city that is home to their dukedom on November 28 for the first time since they were given their official titles.

An Egyptian protester kicks a teargas canister during clashes with riot policemen near the interior ministry in Cairo on February 4, 2012. Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters in the third day of deadly clashes in Cairo, as anger at Egypt's ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in football-related violence.

In this Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 photo, Syrian women and children watch a demonstration after Friday prayers in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria. After months of fighting, thousands of residents have returned to the city as they attempt to return to their daily lives while heavy fighting is still taking place along the front lines in the city. Public demonstrations have unfolded after several weeks of silence as residents demand an end to the violence in Aleppo.

In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Smoke leaps the air from a building after a warplane attack in Homs, Syria, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.

Protesters dressed as media baron Rupert Murdoch (L) and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron demonstrate outside the venue where Lord Justice Brian Leveson was to release a report on media practices in central London November 29, 2012. Prime Minister David Cameron faces a no-win dilemma on Thursday when a far-reaching inquiry into British newspapers delivers its verdict on how to curb the excesses of the country's notoriously aggressive press.

Egyptian protesters throw stones towards security forces during clashes in central Cairo on December 18, 2011 in the third straight day of violence which has left 10 people dead and some 500 wounded.

Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wait for her arrival outside Monywa, northern Myanmar, on November 30, 2012. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on November 30 met police behind a crackdown on a Chinese mine protest and heard villagers' grievances in a bid to mediate an end to the dispute.

A general view shows boats harboured in a Palestinian fishing port in Gaza City on December 1, 2012. As part of the truce that ended eight days of cross-boarder fighting between Israel and Gaza militants, Israel's naval blockade of the coastal territory was eased to allow fishing boats to operate up to six nautical miles from shore, instead of three previously.

Palestinians celebrate in Gaza City early on November 30, 2012, after the UN General Assembly voted to upgrade them to a non-member state observer. The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state, triggering scenes of joy on the streets of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In a major defeat for the United States and Israel, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas won what he called a 'birth certificate' for a Palestinian state, with the backing of 138 countries in the 193 member assembly.

Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrive by bus to a rally in front of Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people waving Egyptian flags and hoisting large pictures of the president are demonstrating across Egypt Saturday in support of Morsi and Islamic law. The rallies, organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, are seen as a test of strength for Islamists seeking to counteract large opposition protests held this past week by liberal and secular groups who the Brotherhood say do not represent the vast majority of Egyptians.

M-23 rebel fighters are seen on a vehicle as they withdraw from Goma December 1, 2012. Rebel fighters, singing and brandishing weapons, pulled out of Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border city of Goma on Saturday, raising hopes regional peace efforts could advance negotiations to end the insurgency.